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View synonyms for bunny hug

bunny hug

noun

  1. a ballroom dance popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century and characterized by a syncopated rhythm.


bunny hug

noun

  1. a ballroom dance with syncopated rhythm, popular in America in the early 20th century
  2. a piece of music in the rhythm of this dance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bunny hug1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

Before you raise your bunny hugs in celebration, a few matters to take into consideration.

This effectually extinguished the turkey trot, the bunny hug and the tango, and maintained the waltz and the polka in their old estate.

Then I moved over to a corner by some paam trees, as I was afraid one of them old men'd come and ask me to bunny hug next, and I always been respectable.

As one book reviewer put it, "To expect the public of to-day to read the novels of Fletcher Farrell is like asking people to give up the bunny hug and go back to the lancers."

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